‘Underneath calm and serene 2022 Max 2.0 still quite a temper’: Martin Brundle feels Max Verstappen’s radio rant shows his passion for the sport

Max Verstappen had an incredibly frustrating weekend in Singapore. While the Dutchman clearly seemed to have pace, he was put on the back foot from qualifying itself. While he was on his final run, and on a lap that was good enough or near enough the pole position time, he was called to return to the pits by Red Bull.

Why? It was determined that he did not have enough fuel on board for a fuel sample. If it was found that he did not have enough fuel left in the car, then a penalty would be very much in the cards. But what made this situation more frustrating is the fact that the team had stopped him while he was on a flying lap before so he could go all out on his final run.

Verstappen was angry, and he certainly let go of that anger. He went on an expletive-filled rant on the radio with words we cannot use here, but you can see it in the video attached above. The Dutchman is rather ‘infamous’ for his rants on the radio, but it is part of the sport, and it certainly works for him and Red Bull. Martin Brundle feels that this anger speaks to Verstappen’s passion for the sport, and winning.

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Martin Brundle: ‘Underneath calm and serene 2022 Max 2.0 is still quite a temper’

If the qualifying session was disappointing, the race was a complete and utter disaster. An extremely poor start meant that Verstappen was even more on the back foot than before, and there was even doubt whether he could reach the points at one point of the race after he made the mistake of locking up while trying to overtake Lando Norris. He eventually recovered to P7.

Commenting on the Dutchman’s weekend, Martin Brundle wrote in his regular column for Sky Sports: “Max Verstappen should have been on pole position but staying out on track for most of the final Q3 12 minutes meant that he was forced to abandon his final pole lap two corners from home in order to have enough fuel for the mandatory scrutineering checks.”

The Briton added: “Cue an extremely unhappy championship leader, and he let the team know in no uncertain terms. Barely underneath the surface of the calm and serene 2022 Max 2.0 is still quite a temper, but actually my take on that, as he heads to an inevitable second championship, is just how much pain a lost pole position and potential victory means to him despite his and the team’s current dominance.”

Next weekend is Japan: The place where Max Verstappen made his race weekend debut. If all works out for the Dutchman, he can seal his title win there, with 4 races yet to go in the championship. Japan is shaping up to be a very exciting weekend.

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